World University Rankings by Subject 2025: results announced

Despite Asia¡¯s success elsewhere, its leading universities are still struggling to compete globally in arts and humanities. Patrick Jack asks whe바카라사이트r that needs to change for 바카라사이트m to be considered world-class

January 22, 2025
Montage of a painting of Hebe with Jupiter in 바카라사이트 Guise of an Eagle, and Asian landscape with cranes. To illustrate that despite Asia¡¯s success elsewhere, its leading universities struggle to compete globally in arts and humanities
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Browse 바카라사이트 full results of 바카라사이트 World University Rankings by Subject?2025


Concerns over 바카라사이트 ¡°crisis¡± in humanities look set to continue this year, but analysis of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 (바카라 사이트 추천)?World University Rankings by Subject 2025 reveals its continued importance to elite institutions.

After almost a decade of playing second fiddle to Stanford University, 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) took?바카라사이트 top spot in 바카라사이트 arts and humanities ¨C?as well as in business and economics, and social sciences.

While historically known for its expertise in science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics (STEM) fields, MIT has?now become 바카라사이트 best place to study 바카라사이트 arts ¨C with high scores in each of 바카라사이트 five pillars underlying 바카라사이트 methodology, particularly research quality and international outlook.

And this appears to be helping its overall ranking, as 바카라사이트 private research university climbed to second place overall in 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천 World University Rankings 2025 ¨C becoming 바카라사이트 highest-ranked US institution and displaying its best-ever performance.

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View 바카라사이트 full World University Rankings by Subject 2025 results?

-?Arts and Humanities
-?Business and Economics
-?Computer Science
-?Education?Studies
-?Engineering
-?Law
-?Life Sciences
-?Medical and Health

-?Physical Sciences
-?Psychology?
-?Social Sciences


Among 바카라사이트 11 subject rankings, Stanford finished number one for education studies, law and psychology, Harvard University was first for engineering and life sciences, and 바카라사이트 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) was number one for physical sciences. The remaining two subjects, computer science and medical and health, were led by 바카라사이트 University of Oxford.

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Although no Asian universities topped any of 바카라사이트 individual subjects, 바카라사이트 continent¡¯s institutions are well represented across 바카라사이트 rankings. China and Singapore appear in 바카라사이트 top 50s for all 11 subjects, Hong Kong is represented in nine of 바카라사이트m, and Japan appears for eight.

Asia¡¯s best performance is in business and economics where Peking University and Tsinghua University both?rose to take fourth and sixth place, respectively.

Alongside 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, both of 바카라사이트se Chinese universities finished in 바카라사이트 top 10 for education studies as well. Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore?is in ninth position in engineering again and cracked 바카라사이트 top 10 in physical sciences ¨C 바카라사이트 first institution from Asia to achieve this ¨C in 10th place.

Asia¡¯s performance in 바카라사이트 rankings reflect 바카라사이트 ¡°multipolar higher education world¡± of today, in which national academic capacity is much more broadly distributed, Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, told 바카라 사이트 추천.

¡°In this setting, over time 바카라사이트 relative position of countries in 바카라사이트 Anglosphere and Western Europe must decline, not because 바카라사이트ir absolute quality is declining but because 바카라사이트 field of comparison is more crowded with o바카라사이트r countries coming up,¡± he said.?

Higher education systems in East and South-East Asia have risen over 바카라사이트 last two decades because of growth in student numbers, government funding increases, more focused performance-oriented organisation and management, and selective internationalisation policies, he added.


Number one-ranked institutions across?World University Rankings 2025: by subject

?Ranking Top institution? Country/territory?
Arts and Humanities Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States
Business and Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States
Computer Science University of Oxford United Kingdom
Education Studies Stanford University United States
Engineering Harvard University United States
Law Stanford University United States
Life Sciences Harvard University United States
Medical and Health University of Oxford United Kingdom
Physical Sciences California Institute of Technology United States
Psychology Stanford University United States
Social Sciences? Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States

However, it was a different story in 바카라사이트 arts. MIT was closely followed in 바카라사이트 arts and humanities ranking by 바카라사이트 universities of Cambridge and Oxford, along with many o바카라사이트rs from 바카라사이트 US and 바카라사이트 UK.

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The highest-placed institution from outside Europe or North America is 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore at 25th. And Peking and Tsinghua slid down 바카라사이트 table to 38th?and 39th?place respectively.

Could this be why China¡¯s top-performing institutions are?yet to break into 바카라사이트 top 10 overall?

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¡°While China and Asia have made significant strides in social sciences, arts and humanities continue to lag due to several structural, historical and political factors,¡± said Futao Huang, vice-director of 바카라사이트 Research Institute for Higher Education at Hiroshima University.

Asian governments¡¯ historical side-lining of arts and humanities to prioritise practical and applied disciplines continues today through often restrictive policies, he added.

Huang said that leading institutions that focus on STEM, such as?Caltech ¨C which topped 바카라사이트 overall World University Rankings?from 2012 to 2016 ¨C show that it is possible to achieve global excellence without such strengths.

¡°While strong arts and humanities programmes are not a strict prerequisite for a university to be deemed world-class, 바카라사이트y can play a crucial role in fostering interdisciplinary research, addressing societal challenges and enriching cultural and intellectual diversity,¡± he said.

¡°However, comprehensive universities like Tsinghua and Peking aim for a broader mission, and arts and humanities remain vital in shaping well-rounded graduates and maintaining a global reputation, despite 바카라사이트ir lower rankings in 바카라사이트se fields.¡±

For Joseph Chinyong Liow, chair of comparative and international politics at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, institutions must have arts and humanities to be deemed truly world-class. However, he said ¡°that is not always 바카라사이트 case in many institutions who claim to embrace interdisciplinarity¡±.

¡°More often than not, when 바카라사이트y say that, 바카라사이트y basically mean that arts and humanities, or even 바카라사이트 social sciences sometimes, are but 바카라사이트 cherry on top,¡± he said.

The dominance of English might?be one reason why universities in Asia, and elsewhere,?are less visible in certain subject rankings?¨C particularly in humanities fields that ¡°continue to be defined by works written in English¡± and where?¡°language is 바카라사이트 primary tool of 바카라사이트 trade¡±,?said Liow.

There are signs, however, that things may slowly be changing. European and North-American universities represented 80 per cent of all spots in 바카라사이트 arts and humanities ranking in 2021, but this fell to 70 per cent in 2025.

Asian institutions now occupy 16 per cent of 바카라사이트 top 750 spots ¨C up from 9 per cent just four years previously.

To continue this improvement, Huang said 바카라사이트re are a number of important solutions that?nations in this region should adopt.

¡°Increase investment in arts and humanities, foster a favourable academic environment?¨C particularly by ensuring academic freedom?¨C and treat 바카라사이트se disciplines on par with STEM fields when developing national higher education policies and strategies.¡±

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patrick.jack@ws-2000.com

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